WAS JESUS A REAL PERSON?PART SIX
(copied from
Y-Jesus.com)
Historical Facts About Jesus.
These early non-Christian sources provide the
following facts about Jesus Christ:
* Jesus was from Nazareth
* Jesus lived a wise and virtuous life
* Jesus was crucified in Judea under Pontius
Pilate, during the reign of Tiberius Caesar, at
Passover time, being considered the Jewish
king.
* Jesus was believed by His disciples to have
died and to have risen from the dead three
days later.
* Jesus' enemies acknowledged that He performed unusual feats
* Jesus disciples multiplied rapidly, spreading
as far as Rome
* Jesus' disciples lived moral lives and worshiped Christ as God.
This general outline of Jesus' life agrees perfectly
with the New Testament.
Gary Habarmas notes; "In total, about one-third
of these non-Christian sources date back from the first century; a majority originate no later than the mid-second century." According to Encyclopedia
Britannica "These independent accounts prove that in ancient times, even the opponents of Christianity never doubted the historicity of Jesus."
Early Christian Accounts
Early Christians wrote thousands of letters, sermons and commentaries about Jesus. Also creeds, which speak of Jesus, appeared as early
as five years after His crucifixion.
These non-biblical writings confirm most New Testament details about Jesus, including His crucifixion and resurrection.
Incredibly, more than 36,000 complete or partial
such writings have been discovered. Some from the first century. These non-biblical writings could reconstruct the entire New Testament except for a few verses.
Each of these authors writes of Jesus as a real person. Christ-mythers discard these accounts as biased. But, the question they must answer is:
"How could a mythical Jesus have so much written about Him within a few decades of His life?"
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